The legislative branch consists of houses, much like the U.S. The first house is the house of commons, which consists of 308 members. The second is the senate, which has 105 members. lastly there is the canadian monarch which consists of queen elizibeth II and her governor general. canada's parliment is located at parliment hill in, canada's capital, ottowa.
how it works:
1.) the bill passes through the first house
process in each house is relatively the same. -first reading -second reading -comitee stage step 1: members of public appear as witness step 2: the bill is studied step 3: the commitee makes a report on the bill saying whether it should be accepted or not.
-report stage -third/final reading 2.)passage through second house 3.)Royal Assent by the Governor General makes the bill a law
how it works:
1.) the bill passes through the first house
process in each house is relatively the same.
-first reading
-second reading
-comitee stage
step 1: members of public appear as witness
step 2: the bill is studied
step 3: the commitee makes a report on the bill saying whether it should be accepted or not.
-report stage
-third/final reading
2.)passage through second house
3.)Royal Assent by the Governor General makes the bill a law